Netherlands West Friesland Duit and Stuiver Coinage 1701 to 1794

That's the coat of arms of West Friesland in the Netherlands - a shield with two facing lions walking left - and the words WEST FRI SIA (or similar) get that point across. These were minted in copper duits and silver stuiver and 2 stuivers denominations, with 8 duits in 1 stuiver. Paul's coin is a 2 stuivers, with 2 S on the shield side, as shown in our secondary photo.

West Friesland is also known as North Holland. It is located (no surprise!) west of Friesland (see map).

The listings below give approximate catalog values for these coins with any special dates called out separately. Most coins carry low value unless they are in top-notch condition. The coins in our pictures are in average circulated condition with good eye appeal. The copper duit in our main picture comes from the collection of Arminius on the WorldofCoins.eu web site, one of our favorite forums on the Internet. The participant there are excellent numismatists (coin collectors), and CoinQuest thanks Arminius for use of his coin photo. It's a nice one!



DUIT (copper, ~22 mm diameter)
worn: $2 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $25
well preserved: $80
duits with inscription WEST FRISIA but with the coat of arms of Frieland, are worth more, cataloging over $100 in average circulated condition (the lions in Friesland's coat of arms look straight ahead; they look to their left in West Friesland's coat of arms, as shown in our pictures)
duits dated 1741 are rare, cataloging over $100 in average circulated condition

STUIVER (silver, ~15 mm diameter)
worn: $6 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $40
well preserved: $100

STUIVER (gold, ~15 mm diameter)
worn: $300 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $600
well preserved: $1200

2 STUIVERS (silver, ~20 mm diameter)
worn: $2 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $12
well preserved: $20
fully uncirculated: $50
2 stuivers dated before 1715 are somewhat rare; double these values

These are catalog values and must be adjusted to get actual buy and sell values. See our Important Terminology page.
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